‘She looks about 40!’ Lorde compared to Benjamin Button after her Grammy appearance

Lorde was teased for looking older than her 17 years (Picture: Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)

She may have triumphed at the Grammys but Lorde faced a severe backlash over her appearance from trolls who compared her to having the age-reversing disease of Benjamin Button.

The 17-year-old, who won song of the year and best pop solo performance, faced a flurry of abuse on social networking sites after she performed at the 56th Grammy Awards at LA’s Staples Center on Sunday.

‘I’m sorry and I love her but Lorde looks like she’s 40 at the Grammys. And what’s with those t-rex hands jerking?’ one user wrote on Twitter.